Music anniversaries to be commemorated on July 18: births, premieres...
Thousands of anniversaries. In 2024, classical music and opera offer many opportunities for music lovers to commemorate composers, conductors, performers and operatic artists, to celebrate the first performances of essential works or the opening of emblematic concert halls. From January to December, there are 365 opportunities to revisit a repertoire, a recording or simply to explore 10 centuries of classical music. Something to satisfy all the inquiring minds.
July 18: Essential anniversaries
Throughout 10 centuries of history, there are thousands of anniversaries. For July 18, there are no less than 91 dates to remember: births, deaths, premieres, inaugurations... Among them: Giovanni Bononcini (353th anniversary, Birth), Oskar Sala (113th anniversary, Birth), Volker Bengl (63th anniversary, Birth), Lajos Jakab (23th anniversary, Death)... to name only some of the artists, composers or performers, known or less known throughout the world.
All important anniversaries to commemorate a July 18
Vincent DeRosa , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, American musician
Death (age 101)
Tom Martinsen , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 62)
Izabella Nawe-Spychalska , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 75)
José Bragato , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, Argentine musician
Death (age 101)
Raija Määttänen , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, Finnish opera singer
Death (age 77)
Annagul Annakuliyeva , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, Turkmenisti actor and singer (1924-2009)
Death (age 84)
Tauno Marttinen , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, Finnish composer (1912-2008)
Death (age 95)
Jerry Hadley , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, American opera singer
Death (age 55)
Ksenija Vidali , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, musician, opera singer, music teacher
Death (age 91)
Lajos Jakab , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, Romanian opera singer
Death (age 70)
Veera Nelus , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, Estonian opera singer
Death (age 79)
John Frandsen , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, Danish conductor
Death (age 78)
Laura Olivia Spengel , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, Polish mezzo-soprano
Birth (34th anniversary)
Petre Munteanu , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, Romanian singer (1916-1988)
Death (age 71)
Joly Braga Santos , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, Portuguese composer (1924-1988)
Death (age 64)
Yossif Ivanov , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, Belgian musician
Birth (37th anniversary)
Yevgeny Kungurov , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, Russian opera and pop singer (baritone)
Birth (40th anniversary)
Lionel Daunais , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, Canadian opera singer
Death (age 80)
Michele Marelli , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, Italian musician
Birth (45th anniversary)
Tomáš Netopil , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, Czech conductor and violinist
Birth (48th anniversary)
Gabrielle Ritter-Ciampi , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, singer (1886-1974)
Death (age 87)
49th anniversary (2024)
Vesselina Kasarova , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, Bulgarian singer
Birth (58th anniversary)
Alfredo Sangiorgi , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, Italian composer
Death (age 67)
Volker Bengl , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, German opera singer
Birth (63th anniversary)
Jonathan Dove , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, English composer (1959- )
Birth (64th anniversary)
Igor Gorbunov , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, bassoonist
Birth (64th anniversary)
Bent Sørensen , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, Danish composer
Birth (65th anniversary)
Lyubov Kazarnovskaya , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, singer
Birth (67th anniversary)
Atsuko Tenma , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, Japanese violinist
Birth (68th anniversary)
Rudolf Wünsch , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, Czech composer, choirmaster and organist
Death (age 74)
Mathilde Auguez , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, French soprano (1868-1955)
Death (age 87)
Tobias Picker , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, American composer
Birth (69th anniversary)
Enrique Graf , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, American musician
Birth (70th anniversary)
Vítězslav Novák , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, Czech composer and pedagogue (1870-1949)
Death (age 78)
Rodney Slatford , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, British musician
Birth (79th anniversary)
Arend Baumann , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
Frank Proto , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, American musician
Birth (82th anniversary)
Witold Maliszewski , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, Polish composer
Death (age 65)
Khuseyn Mukhtarov , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, Soviet singer and opera singer (1938-2001)
Birth
Ioan Holender , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, Austrian opera administrator
Birth (88th anniversary)
Roger Reynolds , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, American composer
Birth (89th anniversary)
R. Murray Schafer , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, Canadian composer
Birth
Yury Mazurok , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, Soviet opera singer
Birth
Lidia Grychtołówna , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, Polish musician
Birth (95th anniversary)
Katharina Fleischer-Edel , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 54)
Kurt Masur , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, German conductor (1927-2015)
Birth
Edith Kertész-Gabry , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, opera singer (1927-2012)
Birth
Pierre-Émile Engel , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, French opera singer
Death (age 80)
Dragiša Ognjanović , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, Slovene-Serb opera singer
Birth
Wilhelm Dubravčić , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, Croatian violinist and conductor
Death (age 56)
Vera Veljkov-Medaković , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, Serbian pianist (1923-2011)
Birth
Lyudmila Hanestava , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
Helena Rejewska , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, opera singer, actor
Death
Jørgen Fønss , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, Danish opera singer
Birth
Peter Petrovich Schenck , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, composer, pianist
Death (age 45)
Oskar Sala , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, German musician
Birth
Delphine Ugalde , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, singer, composer
Death (age 81)
Ella Halman , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, British opera singer and actress
Birth
Grigoriy Maksimovitsj Grigorasjvili , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, Soviet singer and opera singer (1905-1962)
Birth
Václav Marel , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, Czech composer and choirmaster
Birth
Martti Seilo , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, Finnish opera singer and actor
Birth
Karel Mengelberg , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, Dutch composer and conductor
Birth
Alfredo Piatti , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, Italian cellist (1822-1901)
Death (age 79)
Emil Hartmann , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, Danish composer (1836-1898)
Death (age 62)
August Winding , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, Danish composer
Death (age 63)
Bernard Wagenaar , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, Dutch-American composer (1894-1971)
Birth
Josef Hüttel , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, Czech conductor, composer and choirmaster (1893-1951)
Birth
Zoltán Závodszky , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, Hungarian opera singer, translator and voice teacher (1892-1976)
Birth
Milada Rabasová , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, Czechoslovak opera singer
Birth
Alba Rosa Viëtor , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, Italian violinist and composer (1889–1979)
Birth
Hana Kramperová , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
Jenny Dufau , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, French soprano
Birth
Oscar Bergström , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, Swedish actor
Birth
149th anniversary (2024)
Ferdinand David , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, German musician (1810-1873)
Death (age 63)
Julius Fučík , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, czech composer (1872-1916)
Birth
Augusto Stresser , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, Brazilian composer
Birth
Edward Harold Davies , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, British musician (1867-1947)
Birth
Anna Judic , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, soprano and comic actress française
Birth
Mariano Padilla y Ramos , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, Spanish opera singer
Birth
Hedvig Willman , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, Swedish actress (1841-1887)
Birth
Antonio Prudenza , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, Italian opera singer
Birth
Pauline Viardot , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, French mezzo-soprano and composer
Birth
Ernst Friedrich Ludwig Schröder , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, opera singer
Death (age 59)
Antoine François Marmontel , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, French pianist, teacher and musicographer
Birth
Vojtěch Hřímalý , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, Czech composer and organist
Birth
Opera
“Lodoïska” , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history
Luigi Cherubini (Masterpieces: Lodoïska)
Premiere
Théâtre Feydeau
Joseph Siegmund Bachmann , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, German organist, composer
Birth
Johann Krieger , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, German composer and organist
Death (age 83)
Maria Antonia Walpurgis of Bavaria , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, German composer, opera singer and librettist (1724-1780)
Birth
299th anniversary (2024)
Giovanni Bononcini , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, Italian composer (1670–1747)
Birth
Jacobus Gallus , Anniversaries (July 18), Classical music history, Slovenian Renaissance composer
Death (age 41)